finishing top scorer; he also top-scored in the five-test series against Australasia. In 1959 he took on Ove Fundin and won the Golden Helmet Match Race Championship, the Champions of Champions Cup at Poole; the Northern Cup at Belle Vue; the Internationale Derby at Ipswich; the Pride of the East at Norwich; the Tom Farndon Memorial Trophy at New Cross; the Champagne Derby again at Belle Vue, the CTS Trophy at Norwich and the Pride of the Midlands at Leicester. At the end of 1959, Craven travelled to Australia where he spent the 1959/60 Australian season riding at the Rowley Park Speedway in Adelaide where he regularly rode against Adelaide's own 1951 and 1952 World Champion Jack Young. Craven proved to be a popular rider in Adelaide. In 1960 Peter came third in the World Championship final staged at Wembley when Ove Fundin beat Ronnie Moore into second place after a thrilling run off, all three riders having scored an equal number of points after their five rides. During 1961 he captained the Lions on a tour to Austria. He came third in the first FIM Internationale Individual Trophy meeting at the Harringay Stadium and was second in the British Final at Wembley. 1962 was another good year for Peter. He followed his three British Championship victories by carrying off his second World Individual Championship at Wembley in front of 62,000 fans. Craven's son Robert was also a speedway rider. World final appearances Individual World Championship 1954 - London, Wembley Stadium - 15th - 3pts 1955 - London, Wembley Stadium - Winner - 13pts 1956 - London, Wembley Stadium - 4th - 11pts + 2pts 1957 - London, Wembley Stadium - 3rd - 11pts + 3pts 1958 - London, Wembley Stadium - 4th - 11pts + 2pts 1959 - London, Wembley Stadium - 9th - 7pts 1960 - London, Wembley Stadium - 3rd - 14pts + 1pt 1961 - Malmö, Malmö Stadion - 10th - 6pts 1962 - London, Wembley Stadium - Winner - 14pts 1963 - London, Wembley Stadium - 10th - 6pts World Team Cup 1960* - Gothenburg, Ullevi (with Ron How / Ken McKinlay / Nigel Boocock / George White) - 2nd - 30pts (8) 1961* - Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Ron How / Bob Andrews / Ken McKinlay) - 3rd - 21pts (8) 1962 - Slaný (with Barry Briggs / Ronnie Moore / Ron How /